Recorded 1925–2021 Unisex name Peak 2021 13 births

Munroe — boys' name

13 babies named Munroe in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s62020s7
2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Munroe was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

7 babies were named Munroe in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Munroe

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Munroe between 1925 and 2021, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Munroe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Munroe is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2022.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Munroe performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Munroe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Munroe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Munroe at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

13

Since 1925

97 years of records

Peak year

2021

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1925

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2021

Munroe popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1925

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
7
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
5.566.577.5 20211925 6

Munroe popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2022 (Munroe as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2022 5

Munroe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
7 births that decade — 54% of Munroe's all-time total
1920s62020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Munroe?
13 babies have been named Munroe since 1925. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 7 births.
When was Munroe most popular?
Munroe was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Munroe a unisex name?
Yes, Munroe is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 13 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Munroe been used?
Munroe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 97 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Munroe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Munir, Muneeb, Muneer, Mung, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.